AP Notes 81-94 Flashcards
DIALECT
The language used by the people of a specific area, class, district or any other group
of people. The term dialect involves the spelling, sounds, grammar and pronunciation
used by a particular group of people and it distinguishes them from other people around
them.
. HUBRIS
Hubris is extreme pride and arrogance shown by a character that ultimately brings
about his downfall. In literature, portrayal of hubristic characters serves to achieve a
moralistic end. Such characters are eventually punished thus giving a moral lesson to
the audience and the readers so that they are motivated to improve their characters by
removing the flaws that can cause a tragedy in their lives. Witnessing a tragic
hero suffering due to his hubristic actions, the audience or the readers may fear that the
same fate may befall them if they indulge in similar kinds of actions.
anti-hero
literary device used by writers for prominent character in a play or a book that has characteristics opposite of that in a conventional hero
bang wagon
persuasive technique or propaganda through which a writer persuades his readers so that majority could agree with the argument
bandwagon-function
the purpose of this technique is to make the audience think and act in a way the majority follows
propaganda
persuade the readers and mold their perspective
propaganda transfer
appeals to a persons imagination
virtue words
dupe us into duping or accepting and approving of things without examining the evidence thoroughly
propaganda testimonial
respected celebrity claims something is good or bad
propaganda plain folk
convince an audience an idea is good because the same ideas of the vast majority are like themselves
out of context
used to convince an audience by not showing the whole situation
